Gary Price, Aug 02, 2018

From the Smithsonian Libraries “Unbound” Blog: Museum in a Box  (MiaB) is the newest project that is allowing the Smithsonian Libraries to bring their artifacts and images into the hands of young students all around the nation. 

Gary Price, Jul 31, 2018

A newly released American Library Association (ALA) report marks the 10th anniversary of the American Dream Literacy Initiative and celebrates the many ways that participating public libraries have transformed lives.

Gary Price, Jul 26, 2018

Library workers in Utah were asked to stop wearing buttons which offered to recommend LBGTQ materials this June, according to a local news outlet.

Gary Price, Jul 19, 2018

Booknet Canada surveyed 500 Canadians over the age of 18 who read digital books about their format preferences, book buying, price points, channels, and more. See INFOdocket for an infographic and link to a video presentation on the findings.

Gary Price, Jul 16, 2018

A new program being launched today by New York City’s three major library systems will give cardholders free admission to 33 museums and other institutions. Culture Pass, designed to encourage underserved communities to take advantage of the city’s cultural bounty, will let users reserve passes once a year.

Read more at LJ's INFOdocket.

Henrietta Verma & Gary Price, Mar 27, 2018

LJ’s InfoDocket (InfoDocket.com) regularly highlights news that will be of use to reference staff in academic and public libraries. Below are a few of the news items and resources recently featured on the site.

Gary Price & Mahnaz Dar, Nov 01, 2017

These free resources make combating fake news and identifying misinformation easier than ever.

Gary Price, Aug 25, 2017

Note: AALL and ALA are two of the organizations who signed the letter linked to below.  From OpentheGovernment: Today, a broad coalition of over 60 public interest organizations sent a letter to the Attorney General expressing concern over the Justice Department’s demand for information associated with a protest-organizing website. While the Justice Department, in the face of mounting […]

Gary Price, Aug 02, 2017

Another Elsevier acquisition in the academic content and software space. A list of several other acquisitions is found at the bottom of this post. Firstthe Full Text of the News Release: Elsevier today acquired bepress, a Berkeley, California-based business that helps academic libraries showcase and share their institutions’ research for maximum impact. Founded by three University of California, […]